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inquiry_n and_o such_o who_o first_o composure_n and_o origination_n require_v a_o high_a and_o noble_a constituent_n than_o either_o chance_n or_o the_o ordinary_a method_n of_o mere_a natural_a cause_n and_o concurrence_n and_o that_o it_o be_v such_o a_o piece_n as_o in_o its_o first_o constitution_n and_o ordination_n require_v a_o efficient_a of_o infinite_a power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n this_o be_v the_o end_n and_o scope_n of_o my_o present_a inquiry_n now_o to_o give_v a_o brief_a inventory_n of_o the_o excellence_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n i_o shall_v observe_v as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v this_o order_n first_o i_o will_v brief_o consider_v those_o excellency_n that_o he_o have_v in_o common_a with_o the_o vegetable_a and_o sensible_a nature_n second_o i_o shall_v consider_v those_o specifical_a or_o appropriate_a excellency_n that_o he_o have_v above_o the_o former_a both_o vegetable_a and_o animal_n nature_n under_o the_o second_o general_n i_o shall_v consider_v man_n single_o with_o relation_n to_o himself_o and_o then_o with_o relation_n to_o other_o thing_n without_o he_o in_o relation_n to_o himself_o i_o shall_v brief_o consider_v these_o particular_n 1._o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o soul_n or_o intellectual_a nature_n in_o its_o nature_n faculty_n act_n and_o habit_n 2._o the_o peculiar_a excellency_n of_o his_o body_n 3._o the_o peculiar_a excellency_n of_o the_o compositum_fw-la consist_v of_o both_o his_o former_a essential_a part_n in_o relation_n to_o thing_n without_o he_o i_o shall_v consider_v he_o with_o relation_n 1._o to_o god_n 2._o to_o mankind_n 3._o to_o the_o other_o integral_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therein_o 1._o of_o their_o serviceableness_n and_o accommodation_n to_o he_o 2._o of_o his_o dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n over_o they_o and_o the_o mean_n and_o instrument_n thereof_o this_o be_v the_o brief_a scheme_n that_o i_o intend_v of_o those_o specifical_a and_o appropriate_a preeminence_n that_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n have_v above_o other_o visible_a creature_n first_o therefore_o touch_v those_o excellency_n that_o the_o humane_a nature_n have_v above_o the_o vegetable_a and_o animal_n nature_n i_o shall_v subjoin_v these_o ensue_a position_n 1._o there_o be_v no_o excellent_a vegetable_a or_o animal_n faculty_n in_o the_o vegetable_a or_o animal_n nature_n as_o such_o but_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o humane_a nature_n such_o as_o be_v attraction_n nutrition_n digestion_n conformation_n of_o part_n digest_v proportionable_a augmentation_n generation_n sensible_a perception_n common_a sense_n estimative_a faculty_n sensible_a appetite_n locomotive_a faculty_n and_o animal_n motion_n i_o meddle_v not_o herein_o with_o all_o those_o small_a sort_n of_o faculty_n which_o be_v peculiar_o appropriate_a to_o vegetable_n or_o animal_n as_o swiftness_n sagacity_n strength_n and_o special_a artifices_fw-la which_o belong_v not_o to_o they_o in_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o vegetable_n or_o animal_n but_o by_o certain_a specifical_a instinct_n or_o faculty_n because_o though_o it_o may_v be_v some_o of_o they_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o same_o kind_a and_o degree_n in_o the_o humane_a nature_n yet_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v abundant_o recompense_v by_o that_o art_n and_o ingeny_n which_o appropriate_o belong_v to_o the_o humane_a nature_n 2._o there_o be_v no_o organ_n in_o the_o sensible_a nature_n which_o yet_o be_v more_o perfect_a than_o those_o of_o the_o vegetable_a nature_n subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o faculty_n of_o life_n and_o sense_n which_o be_v want_v in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o humane_a body_n at_o least_o in_o substance_n and_o equivalence_n 3._o those_o very_a faculty_n and_o organ_n subservient_fw-fr unto_o they_o in_o the_o vegetable_a or_o sensible_a nature_n which_o be_v find_v in_o they_o be_v lodge_v in_o the_o humane_a nature_n in_o far_o more_o excellency_n and_o perfection_n than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o vegetable_a or_o animal_n nature_n so_o that_o if_o the_o faculty_n or_o organ_n subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o vegetable_a or_o animal_n life_n in_o man_n do_v differ_v in_o their_o state_n or_o composure_n from_o those_o of_o brute_n it_o differ_v for_o the_o better_a as_o obtain_v a_o more_o exquisite_a perfection_n usefulness_n beauty_n and_o contexture_n than_o those_o of_o brute_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n compare_v with_o the_o foot_n of_o beast_n or_o bird_n the_o foot_n the_o leg_n the_o thigh_n of_o man_n with_o those_o of_o beast_n and_o the_o like_a it_o be_v true_a the_o constitution_n of_o some_o faculty_n and_o organ_n of_o sensible_fw-fr be_v more_o accommodate_v to_o their_o fabric_n and_o use_n than_o the_o like_a organ_n of_o man_n will_v be_v to_o the_o use_n of_o brute_n but_o simple_o compare_v one_o with_o another_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o humane_a body_n be_v more_o curious_a and_o excellent_a than_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o bare_a animal_n nature_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o full_a knowledge_n of_o the_o humane_a faculty_n and_o organ_n subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o animal_n life_n in_o man_n comprehend_v in_o effect_n all_o the_o like_a faculty_n and_o organ_n in_o the_o animal_n nature_n though_o differ_v in_o some_o particular_a texture_n and_o position_n with_o a_o proportionable_a advance_v by_o the_o access_n of_o excellence_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n 2._o as_o to_o the_o specifical_a or_o appropriate_a excellency_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n above_o the_o most_o perfect_a animal_n they_o come_v next_o to_o be_v consider_v it_o be_v true_a that_o animal_n in_o proportion_n to_o the_o length_n of_o their_o life_n attain_v their_o compliment_n of_o their_o specifical_a perfection_n soon_o in_o proportion_n than_o the_o humane_a nature_n the_o animal_n soul_n soon_o expand_v and_o evolve_v itself_o to_o its_o full_a orb_n and_o extent_n than_o the_o humane_a soul_n therefore_o the_o horse_n that_o live_v natural_o about_o thirty_o year_n come_v to_o his_o full_a growth_n and_o perfect_a exercise_n of_o its_o animal_n faculty_n in_o four_o year_n but_o man_n that_o live_v not_o ordinary_o above_o seventy_o yea_o come_v not_o to_o the_o ripeness_n of_o his_o intellectual_a life_n till_o two_o and_o twenty_o or_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n at_o least_o nor_o even_o to_o his_o full_a growth_n till_o nineteen_o or_o twenty_o so_o that_o what_o we_o say_v concern_v man_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o act_n of_o his_o mind_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o that_o state_n and_o age_n wherein_o his_o soul_n have_v full_o as_o it_o be_v evolve_v itself_o and_o its_o organ_n full_o mature_a and_o dispose_v for_o the_o act_n of_o his_o soul_n he_o be_v long_o ripen_v but_o then_o his_o maturity_n and_o the_o compliment_n thereof_o recompense_v the_o flowness_n of_o his_o maturation_n now_o the_o excellency_n appropriate_v to_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v as_o before_z observe_v of_o two_o kind_n 1._o such_o as_o immediate_o concern_v the_o humane_a nature_n itself_o or_o 2._o such_o as_o be_v extrinsical_a but_o yet_o relate_v to_o it_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v immediate_o reside_v in_o or_o part_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n come_v first_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o they_o be_v three_o 1._o his_o soul_n or_o intellectual_a and_o volitive_a principle_n 2._o his_o body_n or_o corporeal_a part_n 3._o the_o compositum_fw-la or_o coalitum_fw-la of_o both_o those_o principle_n which_o complete_a the_o humane_a nature_n the_o soul_n come_v first_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o therein_o these_o four_o thing_n 1._o it_o be_v constitution_n or_o nature_n 2._o it_o be_v original_a 3._o its_o faculty_n 4._o it_o be_v congenite_fw-la habit_n or_o rational_a instinct_n 1._o touch_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o intellectual_a soul_n of_o man_n i_o shall_v not_o in_o this_o place_n enter_v into_o a_o large_a discourse_n concern_v it_o but_o reserve_v that_o consideration_n to_o its_o proper_a place_n only_o in_o general_n it_o be_v 1._o a_o active_a principle_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o substantial_a principle_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o corporeal_a or_o material_a 4._o it_o be_v not_o corruptible_a or_o mortal_a 2._o touch_v its_o original_a whether_o it_o be_v by_o traduction_n or_o creation_n or_o participation_n i_o shall_v not_o here_o dispute_v but_o reserve_v it_o to_o its_o proper_a place_n for_o a_o full_a disquisition_n but_o whether_o the_o one_o way_n or_o the_o other_o it_o have_v its_o original_n there_o be_v no_o inconsistency_n but_o that_o it_o have_v those_o essential_a qualification_n abovementioned_a 3._o touch_v its_o faculty_n they_o be_v two_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o will_v and_o here_o i_o shall_v not_o concern_v myself_o in_o the_o inquiry_n whether_o the_o faculty_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o soul_n itself_o or_o the_o same_o one_o with_o the_o other_o and_o only_o distinct_a in_o notion_n whether_o the_o will_v be_v any_o more_o than_o the_o complete_a or_o ultimate_a act_n of_o the_o understanding_n determine_v
assertion_n yet_o because_o they_o do_v it_o by_o several_a supposition_n the_o argument_n that_o i_o shall_v use_v shall_v be_v of_o three_o nature_n 1._o such_o as_o oppose_v in_o special_a the_o two_o first_o assertion_n 2._o such_o as_o especial_o oppose_v the_o two_o last_o 3._o such_o as_o in_o common_a oppose_v both_o 1._o the_o argument_n that_o i_o use_v against_o the_o two_o first_o supposition_n be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o experience_n and_o the_o concession_n of_o those_o very_a man_n that_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n and_o all_o other_o compound_v body_n consist_v not_o only_o of_o matter_n antecedent_n to_o their_o composition_n but_o also_o of_o such_o a_o matter_n as_o be_v digest_v from_o those_o more_o simple_a body_n which_o we_o call_v the_o four_o element_n fire_n air_n water_n and_o earth_n and_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n and_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o these_o very_a man_n before_o the_o existence_n of_o any_o compound_a body_n there_o must_v be_v of_o necessity_n 1._o a_o pre-existence_n of_o those_o simple_a body_n out_o of_o which_o this_o compound_a or_o mix_v body_n be_v compound_v 2._o a_o pre-existence_n of_o those_o more_o active_a principle_n in_o nature_n that_o be_v necessary_o pre-requisite_a to_o the_o mix_n of_o these_o particle_n of_o elementary_a body_n and_o to_o the_o disposition_n of_o they_o to_o the_o union_n and_o constitution_n of_o that_o mix_a body_n whereinto_o it_o be_v to_o be_v form_v namely_o the_o motion_n and_o influx_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o activity_n of_o the_o fiery_a nature_n subdue_a the_o more_o passive_a part_n of_o matter_n to_o the_o susception_n of_o that_o form_n wherein_o it_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v 3._o a_o mora_fw-la or_o due_a space_n of_o time_n intervening_a between_o the_o first_o coagulation_n of_o matter_n and_o the_o first_o instant_n of_o the_o dispose_n thereof_o and_o the_o compliment_n thereof_o in_o its_o determinate_a species_n which_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o its_o specifical_a perfection_n be_v sometime_o long_o and_o sometime_o short_a as_o the_o statuary_n strike_v more_o stroke_n upon_o that_o piece_n of_o marble_n that_o be_v complete_v into_o the_o statue_n of_o caesar_n than_o into_o the_o cube_n or_o pedestal_n whereon_o he_o stand_v all_o these_o must_v precede_v not_o only_o in_o nature_n but_o in_o time_n before_o the_o compliment_n of_o any_o compound_a body_n in_o its_o specifical_a constitution_n and_o therefore_o since_o all_o mix_a body_n require_v necessary_o the_o antecedence_n of_o these_o simple_a body_n this_o action_n of_o the_o more_o active_a principle_n this_o mora_fw-la in_o the_o full_a disposition_n and_o digestion_n of_o they_o into_o their_o compliment_n of_o a_o mix_v be_v it_o be_v simple_o necessary_a that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o posteriority_n in_o time_n of_o every_o compound_a body_n especial_o the_o body_n of_o man_n to_o these_o more_o simple_a body_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v constitute_v and_o those_o successive_a and_o gradual_a action_n and_o of_o the_o more_o active_a nature_n by_o which_o it_o be_v dispose_v and_o complete_v in_o its_o be_v and_o if_o once_o we_o admit_v a_o priority_n and_o posteriority_n it_o be_v impossible_a the_o latter_a can_v be_v eternal_a because_o it_o have_v necessary_o something_o that_o actual_o precede_v it_o 2._o the_o argument_n against_o the_o eternity_n of_o mankind_n upon_o the_o two_o latter_a supposition_n be_v thus_o if_o man_n be_v eternal_o create_v or_o concreated_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n that_o that_o creation_n must_v be_v terminate_v in_o that_o individual_a person_n that_o be_v thus_o create_v for_o whether_o creation_n be_v eternal_a or_o not_o eternal_a it_o must_v necessary_o be_v terminate_v in_o some_o individual_a be_v that_o be_v so_o create_v and_o it_o be_v necessary_a also_o that_o that_o create_a person_n be_v create_v in_o some_o determinate_a state_n and_o in_o a_o state_n answerable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o man_n that_o we_o now_o see_v and_o though_o his_o life_n be_v long_o than_o we_o yet_o it_o will_v be_v certain_a that_o he_o live_v as_o we_o do_v one_o day_n one_o month_n one_o year_n after_o another_o and_o that_o those_o first_o create_v person_n do_v generate_v their_o kind_n by_o the_o conjunction_n of_o sex_n as_o be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o if_o both_o sex_n be_v create_v yet_o soon_o or_o late_a they_o propagate_v their_o kind_n as_o be_v now_o do_v for_o though_o they_o themselves_o have_v a_o differ_a manner_n of_o production_n from_o those_o that_o succeed_v they_o we_o must_v conceive_v that_o their_o constitution_n be_v the_o same_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o suppose_v a_o eternal_a creation_n of_o man_n as_o of_o something_o else_o of_o a_o nature_n essential_o differ_v from_o man_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o hypothesis_n itself_o and_o if_o this_o be_v suppose_v we_o shall_v never_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o intolerable_a difficulty_n and_o absurdity_n for_o 1._o there_o will_v of_o a_o necessity_n be_v a_o first_o man_n which_o can_v be_v consistent_a with_o the_o attribution_n of_o eternity_n to_o mankind_n again_o 2._o that_o first_o man_n if_o create_v eternal_o must_v needs_o be_v distant_a from_o we_o by_o a_o less_o portion_n of_o duration_n after_o he_o have_v live_v a_o year_n or_o two_o and_o consequent_o the_o duration_n from_o his_o age_n of_o two_o year_n can_v not_o be_v eternal_a for_o it_o be_v short_a of_o the_o period_n of_o his_o creation_n by_o two_o year_n and_o therefore_o not_o eternal_a neither_o can_v his_o creation_n be_v eternal_a for_o then_o the_o add_v of_o two_o year_n to_o a_o duration_n less_o than_o infinite_a shall_v make_v it_o infinite_a which_o be_v absurd_a and_o impossible_a again_o 3._o be_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v man_n at_o a_o infinite_a distance_n from_o we_o and_o eternal_a or_o no_o if_o it_o be_v than_o it_o must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o antiquity_n with_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o so_o the_o first_o bear_v man_n be_v eternal_a and_o be_v consequent_o before_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o his_o eternity_n shall_v be_v ten_o twenty_o thirty_o or_o forty_o year_n short_a of_o the_o eternity_n of_o his_o father_n yet_o both_o eternal_a if_o the_o birth_n of_o that_o man_n be_v not_o eternal_a then_o consequent_o the_o generation_n of_o mankind_n be_v neither_o infinite_a nor_o eternal_a nay_o consequent_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o first_o man_n can_v not_o be_v eternal_a nor_o a_o infinite_a distance_n from_o we_o for_o there_o must_v necessary_o be_v a_o determinate_a period_n between_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o second_o and_o that_o time_n must_v necessary_o be_v finite_a and_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o finite_a duration_n to_o a_o finite_a duration_n can_v 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